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Friday, January 29, 2010

Please visit my websiteto see this painting and the many other original abstract paintings I currently have available. If you are interested in a custom, commissioned work, please contact me at fil@filomenabooth.com.

Monday, January 18, 2010

I find that painting intuitively and experimenting with a variety of methods and materials keeps my work fresh and exciting. I may not know how a painting will end up, but the getting there is so much fun!

Saturday, January 16, 2010

I recently started experimenting with painting directly on the canvas with my hands. I kind of like the immediate feeling of working with the paints this way and find that it allows me to blend the colors much better than with a brush. Of course, if you're going to try this technique, be sure to wear gloves.

I'll be showing this and a few other new paintings on ArtQuiver, an exciting new online art gallery.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Recently we flew from our home in central Texas to see family in Florida for Christmas. As the plane rose in the air, I was amazed at how much the landscape reminded me of a patchwork quilt. The villages and towns were clustered together and separated by vast expanses of fields, some already plowed and ready for spring. The streams seemed to stitch the patchwork together.

Although I started this painting in my usual manner, with no particular subject in mind, it soon began to evolve into the image that I saw out of the plane window. It's funny how things we experience are permanently imbedded in our brains even though we can't always recall them at will.

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About Me

Strong
composition, visual texture, bold use of color, and trusting her
intuition are just some of the elements that Filomena employs in
creating works that elicit emotional responses from viewers. Her work,
at times, may be subtle, and at other times vibrant and bold. She is a
prolific painter and credits her ability to master a variety of
techniques to her experience as an art teacher. Filomena considers
herself an experimental abstract expressionist artist. Her paintings
often begin with thin washes of paint followed by layered glazes of
color. The addition of collage materials, texture, and metallics may be
used to enhance the composition as it slowly emerges from the canvas.
The process involves the gradual buildup of many layers of color and
texture to create the final image. She holds a B.A. degree in fine art
education from Newark State College, now Kean University, in New Jersey.
She has taken a variety of graduate courses at Montclair State College
in Montclair NJ, as well as studied at the Dunedin Art Center in
Florida. She has also participated in and taught several art workshops
in Florida as well as acted as juror for Art in the Square outdoor art
festival in Southlake, Texas. Filomena's original work is currently
represented by The Good Art Company in Fredericksberg, TX, The Muse Fine
Art Gallery in Denver, CO and The First Avenue Contemporary Art Gallery
in Ketchum, ID.